CSIR Science Scope

CSIR Science Scope

The ScienceScope highlights science and R&D projects undertaken by CSIR scientists, sometimes in partnership with industry and science faculties, and always for socio-economic benefit. Often articles are selected in line with relevant themes, such as energy, health, defence and security, etc, but only articles with a science focus are published. Readers are varied and include decision- and policy-makers, leadership in appropriate government departments, peer-researchers locally and abroad and the informed public with an interest in science.

Publisher	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Frequency	Quarterly
Coverage	Vol 1 Issue 2 2006 - current
Language	English
Journal Status	Active
Collection(s)	African Journal Archive Science Technology and Agriculture Open Access

Latest Articles

- Statistics know-how key in making better decisions
  
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  In our technology-driven world of today, it is difficult to imagine a world without data. Imagine a large research organisation, such as the CSIR, without information or evidence. In the CSIR, data may be collected by a lone lab technician recording test measurements, or by a PhD student counting the answers from respondents to their questionnaire, or through a large number of fieldwork records regarding whether or not an intervention was successful in changing lives in a rural community, or even from the monitoring of atmospheric changes with advanced instruments at sub-continental level. It is unthinkable to have a research report or scientific paper that does not include some form of research data.
- The fourth industrial revolution – it’s happening but what does it mean?
  
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  When I was 10, I got my first radio – it had two tape decks so you could make mix tapes and even record from the radio (with permission, of course!). At the time it was high tech. Nowadays I can play any music I want from my smart phone, wirelessly. My first CD, which I got around 1990, was U2 – amazingly they’re still making music, but their last album was never on CD, only digital. Technology is moving at an unprecedented pace. We are moving into a new technological age – some call it the fourth industrial revolution. Regardless of what it’s called, we are in an era where technology has advanced to a stage where it will have a significant impact on the nature of manufacturing as well as all aspects of our lives.
- The facility behind the CSIR diabetes breath analyser
  
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  The CSIR’s micro nanochip manufacturing facility has its roots in a breath-analysing solution that enables the development of a wide range of gas-sensing micro nanochips that have the ability to detect diseases, such as diabetes, lung cancer and renal failure, at an early stage, simply by breathing into the device. The CSIR diabetes breath analyser could eventually replace current medical finger prick testers used for this purpose.
- The air we breathe
  
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  What do we know about the air we breathe? Through its air quality modelling expertise, the CSIR is attempting to enhance the understanding of South Africa’s air quality and its impacts on human and ecological health. The CSIR’s skills base in air quality modelling will help South Africa to better understand, manage and regulate emissions.
- CSIR extends instant access licences for technology to help monitor water loss
  
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  Five small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) have been granted instant access licences for SmartSense, a CSIR technology that enables real-time monitoring and controlling of water or energy distribution network components.
- CSIR-developed nanoclays in cosmetics and personal care products
  
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  The CSIR has licensed five products to the fully South African-owned cosmetics company, AMKA (Pty) Ltd.

CSIR Science Scope

Latest Articles

Statistics know-how key in making better decisions

The fourth industrial revolution – it’s happening but what does it mean?

The facility behind the CSIR diabetes breath analyser

The air we breathe

CSIR extends instant access licences for technology to help monitor water loss

CSIR-developed nanoclays in cosmetics and personal care products